Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2017-7816

• Record #: O2017-7816
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/8/2017
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Joint Committee: Aviation; Finance
• Final action: 12/13/2017
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-20 by adding new Section 2-20-050 regarding screening and testing of windows and doors installed under Midway and O'Hare Residential Sound Insulation Program
• Sponsors: Quinn, Marty, Burke, Edward M., Zalewski, Michael R., Lopez, Raymond A., Thompson, Patrick D.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 20 Dept. of Aviation

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2017	63907	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/11/2017		Joint Committee: Aviation; Finance	Recommended to Pass
11/8/2017	60132	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is a home rule unit of government pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 6(a); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule power, the City of Chicago may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs including the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is home to Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport, two of the busiest airports in the country; and

WHEREAS, although these Airports are international in reach, they are part of our neighborhood fabric; and

WHEREAS, the City is committed to ensuring that the communities surrounding our airports deem them good neighbors; and

WHEREAS, to that end, the Department of Aviation has administered the School Sound Insulation Program (SSIP) and the Residential Sound Insulation Program (RSIP), which sound-insulates schools and homes surrounding the airports; and

WHEREAS, since 1982,123 schools have been sound-insulated under the O'Hare School Sound Insulation Program (O'Hare SSIP); and

WHEREAS, since 1991,41 schools have been sound-insulated under the Midway School Sound Insulation Program (Midway SSIP); and

WHEREAS, to date, 10,173 homes near Midway have been insulated through their RSIP, and 10,924 homes near O'Hare have also been sound-insulated through theirs; and

WHEREAS, over the past few years, residents have expressed concerns regarding odors emanating from windows and doors installed as part of the RSIP program; and

WHEREAS, many of the residents with the windows and doors with odor issues had them installed over ten years ago and the warranty no longer will cover any necessary repairs or replacements for these windows; and

WHEREAS, despite having knowledge that this problem existed since 2015, the Department of Aviation has only recently has begun in-home and lab testing of the windows that hav...